Viewing a USB WebCam on Windows 10 without any fuzz
Posted by jpluimers on 2020/09/28
Windows 10 comes with a broken Camera viewer and before that, Windows 7 killed the one in Windows XP.
On a Mac you have the open source Quick Camera (which named QCamera before, seeViewing an USB camera on Mac OS X without mirroring and Capturing from a Magewell XI100USB on a Mac using OS X) at [WayBack] GitHub – simonguest/quick-camera.
For Windows 7, a long search initially revealed a lot of bloat-ware, but finally ended to these two both from the same author:
- [WayBack] WebcamViewer – View your webcam on Window 7 – Bust A TECH with download at [WayBack] bustatech.com/wp-content/uploads/files/WebcamViewer V1.0.zip
- [WayBack] Webcam Viewer V3.5 Released…. – Bust A TECH with download at [WayBack] bustatech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Webcam-Viewer-v3.5.zip
It is not open source (yet?), but since it is .NET, it is reasonable easy to see the innards.
Like QCamera, it does not require installation: just unzip and run. Enjoy!
Yes, I know there are Windows 10 workaround steps via Microsoft.CameraApp.App.ctor, but if you look at [WayBack] Win10 Home N – Camera App fails: System.IO.FileNotFoundException – Microsoft Community you will understand I did not apply them.
Similarly, when you install Skype from the app store, then sign-in, it will tell you that Skype is out of date.
–jeroen
via:
- [WayBack] How to view web camera without installing software (Windows 7 or Windows 8) – IT Support Guides
- [WayBack] On the latest Windows 10, you install Skype from the Windows store (which it recommends as the way to install it). You logon with a Microsoft account. B… – Jeroen Wiert Pluimers – Google+
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